Two-time defending Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden had the fastest lap of the 2-hour final practice on Carb Day at 225.687 mph.

The two-time Indianapolis 500-winning driver has an excellent chance to become a three-time Indy winner on Sunday. He drove the No. 75 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda to the second starting position, the middle of Row 1, with a four-lap average speed of 232.478 miles per hour.

O’Ward, Palou, and Newgarden lead the betting action for the 2025 Indy 500. We break down the odds movement, liabilities, and stats heading into race day.

With the final round of Indy 500 practice completed during Carb Day on Friday, the latest betting odds for the Indy 500 are in. Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden overcame last Sunday’s disqualification from Top 12 qualifying due to a technical infraction and the drama that followed all week to lead the session with a 225.

Takuma Sato describes the feeling of kissing the bricks after winning the Indy 500 as "something I will treasure forever."

Sato, who won the Indy 500 in both 2017 and 2020, conceded that “we are nowhere near with one of the top groups," yet in practice. No longer a full-time driver in the IndyCar Series, he has been working around the globe for Honda Racing Corporation.

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Rookie Robert Shwartzman wins pole position for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 for Prema Racing, which is in its first year of IndyCar Series racing. The 25-year-old Israeli drove his No. 83 Chevrolet to 232.790 mph over four laps on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval during Fast Six qualifying.

The #2 Chevy set a chart-topping 225.687mph lap to lead front-row starter Takuma Sato in the #75 Honda for Rahal